Hatzis: Departures - Overscript Patrick Gallois

• 1I. Blooming Fields06:46
• 2II. Serenity12:26
• 3III. Progress Blues11:14
• 4I. Left08:22
• 5II. Right18:12
• 6III. Both (Left and Right)15:15
• Total Runtime01:12:15

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Christos Hatzis is recognised as ‘one of the most important composers writing today’. His music bears a number of influences – Christian spirituality, Byzantine music, as well as more popular idioms – and is marked by a strong identification with his source material. Two of his most prominent interpreters join forces on this recording to present two Flute Concertos. Departures is a memorial piece written at a time of personal loss and the 2011 tsunami at Fukushima, Japan and its aftermath. Its appeal is driven by the composer's unique and eclectic style, which brings in elements of traditional Japanese folk music, blues and burlesque music. Overscript is a commentary on Bach’s Concerto in G minor for Flute, which is ingeniously quoted in full, but in fragmented form, within Hatzis’s own composition.

„…Departures…incorporates blues and Japanese music as well as some incongruous burlesque touches that, in Hatzis’ accretive style, work better than would otherwise be expected. Patrick Gallois is a very effective advocate of this music, and the other soloists in Overscript…also show a well-wrought combination of understanding of the Baroque and comprehension of Hatzis’ intentions in reinterpreting Bach. The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra under Alexandre Myrat…is sturdy and serviceable and commands a string section quite strong enough to put these concertos across effectively. Both these works are world première recordings, and they will likely whet many listeners’ appetites for more music by Hatzis…“ (Infodad.com)

Patrick Gallois, flute
Dimitrios Kalpaxidis, oboe
Georgios Politis, bassoon
Marilena Liakopoulou, harpsichord
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Alexandre Myrat, conductor

Recorded at the T.S.S.O. Concert Hall, Thessaloniki, Greece, from 6th to 15th September, 2012
Engineered and edited by Sean Lewis
Produced by Charles Barber and Raymond Bisha

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